Natura May - June 2012 | Page 43

ÇARPICI DAĞ ORTAMINA ENTEGRE EDILEN YAPI, KESKIN HATLARIYLA ÇAĞDAŞ KIMLIĞINI ORTAYA KOYUYOR. THE RIGID LINES OF THE BUILDING RETAIN ITS CONTEMPORARY CHARACTER IN THE JAGGED MOUNTAINOUS SETTING. l‘innovation, de l’économie et du sport à Beyrouth (USJ)” which is currently under construction. About his return Tohme remarked that “As an architect who has always thought about the future of architecture and planning in Lebanon, when I returned here a few years ago I thought I was in a different country.” In order to cover the scars of the 15 year war there had been a social, cultural and architectural transformation that had occurred at a rapid pace. According to Tohme this quick transformation missed the chance to evolve from the events of the war towards a more sustainable engagement with its reality. In order to make up for lost time,